Is Final Fantasy VII Remake going to end up on the PS5 as well as the PS4? We certainly wouldn't bet against it. In fact, we'd probably put money on it getting a PS5 version when the console launches, supposedly in late 2020. But Square Enix isn't quite ready to unveil its plans for next-gen just yet, as you'd expect.

It is, however, willing to say that Final Fantasy VII Remake is being developed as a cross-gen title. Speaking to Game Informer, Square Enix CEO Yosuke Matsuda said: "I believe that our teams have made it so that the game will support both the next generation and the current generation of consoles. I believe it is being developed so that it is going to be playable on both."

In other words, the developer is future proofing. We already know that Final Fantasy VII Remake is going to be split into multiple games, and by the time the second chapter comes out, the PS4 will be a last-gen machine. There's obviously no way that Square Enix is just going to ignore the PS5 once it's here, so it makes total sense for the company to craft a game that can stretch into the next generation.

Robert's been a dedicated PlayStation fan since the days of Tekken 2, and he still loves a good dust up. When he's not practising combos, he's usually getting lost in the latest 100-hour RPG, or, y'know, replaying The Witcher 3.

@themcnoisy Yeah this is the big question surrounding cross-gen stuff. Why would we buy games again if we can just play them through backwards compatibility?

I think the most probable scenario is that yes, PS5 will have full b/c with PS4 out of the box, but there will also be PS5 versions of games like FFVII Remake. The PS5 versions will have boosted visuals, resolution, frame rates — you know how it goes.

I think it's all going to be about options. Whether Sony makes it so that you can 'upgrade' to a PS5 version remains to be seen, but some kind of upgrade programme like that would be nice.

@themcnoisy@ShogunRok With what Microsoft is doing re. playing your games "anywhere" once you purchase them once it would be foolish to believe that Sony's and other publishers' money grab by selling the same game twice to sheep (myself included) can continue. This is soooooo playstation 2013.Also, I read this "I believe it is being developed so that it is going to be playable on both" more as:-"yeah, we are finally developing a game like we would for PC. The game will scale depending on which hardware you run it"rather than"We'll sell it twice".

I just want to know if i purchase game A for PS4, then a few months later PS5 arrives, do I receive a free update to the PS5 version or do I have to pay a cost for a PS5 version of the same game. All I should be able to do is deathorise the PS4 and install on PS5 and I get the new PS5 version.
Though until it's been mentioned by a reliable source I will hold off on many cross gen titles next year such as this and Cyberpunk. Might even hold off on Death Stranding since rumours are there will be a PS5 version.

A free patch should be all that is needed though, just to unlock/download certain attributes and assets.

Sony will need to clarify otherwise it will hurt software sales next year. If they keep quiet I can only assume I would be required to repurchase the entire PS5 version of the games

If PS4 games work on a PS5 I won't be paying more to upgrade the graphics for a game I'll have already played by then. Especially if these upgrades are marginal and purely cosmetic. The PS4 Pro does this at no extra cost.

(Edit: I'm talking about the Pro patch updates for games, not the console as apparently that's not clear enough already...)

Honestly, I'm done with re-buying the same games every generation. If I can play my PS4 version of FF7 Remake on my PS5 why pay again for some silly upgrades. Just make the game upscale on PS5 with a free patch and give people an incentive to go out and buy a PS5.

@ShogunRok@Neolit@themcnoisy I'm thinking along them lines for some of these games, rather than having a brand new version just for PS5 perhaps the PS4 game has a 4K 60fps mode that the PRO can barely run but the PS5 obviously can, or maybe just patch that in later. Dead or Alive 6 already has such a thing on Xbox One X to future proof itself.

Or maybe that's how the bc works in that it simply downloads the PS5 version if there is one instead of the PS4 version when installing, that's how the Xbox will work after all and I don't see how Sony will get away with selling the likes of Watchdogs Legion a second time if the Xbox simply gives you the latest version

If games are b/c with next gen then Sony should be smart and not make people buy the game again. If you put a crossgen PS4 game into the PS5 then it should download a patch to make it take advantage of the new system. I'd even happily pay a few quid for the patch. I won't buy the same game twice anymore.

Regarding Square Enix & if they'd do a ps5 version of this "episode 1". What's to stop them pulling a "Dragon's quest" switch style upgraded version coming later with extra game content/dlc & not give it on the ps4 version?

Good - I can save my money and wait for the PS5 and the "FF7 Complete Edition"I'm sorry, but I'm not buying an episodic game where I've already beaten the real thing like 20 times.I'm waiting for the whole game to be released cuz I'm not a child and I have patience.

Yeah I'll be waiting until PS5 is out to get this, with it being an episodic release and other games releasing in the same period. Which I'm ok with, I have plenty of other games to play and I'm in no rush to play a remake of a game I've already experienced.

So since it starts on ps4 will all sequels have a ps4 version? I feel like it would be messes up to release 2 of 3 and then abandon the platform. But at the same time i dont want the sequels to be hindered by old tech

@vitalemrecords 2021 for the whole lot?... Sounds like it's gonna come in more than two releases. The first is coming on two discs alone, and supposedly as big as a regular full game. Time will tell but I wouldn't hold your breath.

@Nyne11Tyme If they are expanding each one like they say they are, and treating each part like a full size game with its own conclusions, then its not that different to say Uncharted 4 being on PS4 but not PS3.

@Dange true. But all those titles stand alone without the other. Here we are talking about splitting 1 game into 3 seperate experiences. For me that comparison doesnt work. You should be able to experience the entirety of 1 game on the console you purchase the first installment in. Well...imo

@Nyne11Tyme Hahahah, it's less that I have willpower and more that I'll probably still have a big backlog on my PS4 to distract me next March, as well as a ton of Switch games that I'll finally have the correct hardware to play on by then come this Nov! 😉 FFVII was probably my fave game of the PS1 era though, so this will be a big one for me when I can play it on PS5.